as in nobles
a man or woman of high birth or social position
one need not be a blue blood to enjoy the amenities at the Royal Crown Hotel
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Recent Examples of blue bloods
Dybantsa was the consensus top player in the 2025 recruiting class and chose BYU over college basketball blue bloods like Kansas and North Carolina.
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Jason Jones, New York Times, 9 May 2026
His first collegiate head-coaching job is one of the bluest of blue bloods — and hottest seats in the sport.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
The ‘no more blue bloods’ crowd.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Meaning the consensus appears to be that Duke (233 points) is the best job in the sport, followed by a fairly even split between the three other blue bloods.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Just hours after the last of the confetti was Roomba-ed up in Levi’s Stadium, Disney’s sales team issued formal proposals to the NFL’s official sponsors, a crew of blue bloods that includes Anheuser-Busch InBev, Verizon, Procter & Gamble, Visa and PepsiCo.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
And what of a matchup of blue bloods with Notre Dame, a series that’s scheduled for 2028 and 2029?
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Jewels with connections to French royals—or any blue bloods, for that matter—typically fetch extraordinary prices at auction.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
The leveled field, made possible by the portal and direct university-to-athlete payments, has narrowed the gap between college football’s blue bloods and everyone else.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Jason Jones, New York Times, 9 May 2026
His first collegiate head-coaching job is one of the bluest of blue bloods — and hottest seats in the sport.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
The ‘no more blue bloods’ crowd.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Meaning the consensus appears to be that Duke (233 points) is the best job in the sport, followed by a fairly even split between the three other blue bloods.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Just hours after the last of the confetti was Roomba-ed up in Levi’s Stadium, Disney’s sales team issued formal proposals to the NFL’s official sponsors, a crew of blue bloods that includes Anheuser-Busch InBev, Verizon, Procter & Gamble, Visa and PepsiCo.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
And what of a matchup of blue bloods with Notre Dame, a series that’s scheduled for 2028 and 2029?
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Jewels with connections to French royals—or any blue bloods, for that matter—typically fetch extraordinary prices at auction.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
The leveled field, made possible by the portal and direct university-to-athlete payments, has narrowed the gap between college football’s blue bloods and everyone else.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue bloods
Noun
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Past the violin was an oil painting of the child Mozart entertaining nobles at the Maison du Temple.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The son of Italian nobles, Baldassare Castiglione’s main claim to fame was writing a book of etiquette based on his experience as a courtier, a person who serves as an attendant to a king, queen, or other member of a royal family.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Intriguingly, the 140 selections on view, ranging from vases to books, Buddhist figurines to landscape painting, literati desk accessories to official portraiture, look nothing at all like the art favored by European aristocrats arrayed elsewhere in the Art Institute.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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In 1811 it was converted into a hotel and became the go-to destination for those on the Grand Tour, the journey across continental Europe that young aristocrats undertook to perfect their education.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Blue bloods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20bloods. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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